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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 1h

A little new release promotion and class prep this morning. I did manage to sell a few copies of RESONANCE over the last day 😊

#5amwritersclub #indieauthors #WritingCommunity

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you 🙏 😊

Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 15h

TODAY IS THE DAY! My new novelette—RESONANCE—is available as an ebook and paperback! I’m very excited for this deeply personal, fictional story.
Get your copy here: a.co/d/67x1xKD

#5amwritersclub #indieauthor #fiction #novelette #familyheirlooms

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 22h

Finally got back on the water in beautiful weather for a steady 8 miles.

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow’s New Release is a very personal, fictional story:
kipkoelschauthor.com/2025/10/12/r...

#NewRelease #WritingCommunity #novelette #5amwritersclub #indieauthors #authors

RESONANCE – A very personal, fictional story

Nearly ten years before I was born, my parents first son, Artie, passed away–the victim of a respiratory illness that would be very treatable today. For most of my life, I have felt a “…

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Kitties enjoying the windows-open weather this morning 😻
#catdad

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 3d

My next book—RESONANCE—will be released on October 13th: a.co/d/9VmAfb5

Part fictional memoir, part self-examination, part grief-driven fever dream, and part ghost story—sort of 😉

#indieauthor #BooksWorthReading #WritingCommunity #newrelease

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 1d

The first morning under 70 degrees. “Ran” 3 miles and walked back from Ballard Park. Good start to the day 😊

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Considering the low foot traffic at yesterday’s market, selling 7 books was a success. And I had a pleasant conversation with each new reader 😊
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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Set up at Riverview Park and ready to sell some books in Melbourne, Florida!

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 3d

My next book—RESONANCE—will be released on October 13th: a.co/d/9VmAfb5

Part fictional memoir, part self-examination, part grief-driven fever dream, and part ghost story—sort of 😉

#indieauthor #BooksWorthReading #WritingCommunity #newrelease

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 4d

I was supposed to set up at one of the local outdoor markets tomorrow, but the weather is not looking great—high % chance of rain. Not good for books! So that might be a wash 😞 Still, my new book comes out on Monday the 13th!
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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 4d

Afternoon snuggles with Kedi Vedder and Hamish Wimbish 😻

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 5d

A Brief Recounting of My First and Final Journey into the Hillsborough River Wilderness: a.co/d/ek5zjqe

#shortstory #darkfiction #historicalfiction #bodyhorror #wilderness #swampfiction

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 5d

✍️ Spending a few minutes reviewing my WIPs before finishing up my class prep for today. Now that I’m settling into a schedule, I’m ready to get back to one of my projects. Oh…oh…and my new book comes out on Monday 😉
#5amwritersclub #indieauthors

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 5d

A Brief Recounting of My First and Final Journey into the Hillsborough River Wilderness: a.co/d/ek5zjqe

#shortstory #darkfiction #historicalfiction #bodyhorror #wilderness #swampfiction

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The Martian Diaries 👽 The War Of The Worlds Sequel @martiandiaries.bsky.social · 5d

"Exciting, original, engaging characters, chilling scenarios--this series has it all for SciFi fans. Readers of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds should definitely continue the Martian saga--you will not be disappointed!"

Buy links, samples & more www.martiandiaries.com

#Audiobook #BookSky #Aliens

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 5d

I need him to start in the film adaptations of one of my books and one of my short stories. He would be perfect!

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 5d

It’s a classic propaganda manipulation of language: euphemism.

Call it what you really mean: “dictatorship.”

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 6d

SPOOKY SEASON READING

A Brief Recounting of My First and Final Journey into the Hillsborough River Wilderness: a.co/d/ek5zjqe

MOOSE. INDIAN.: A Dark Confession a.co/d/flOMiUG

The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan: A Dark Tale a.co/d/aSGUqUt

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 6d

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 8d

My next book—RESONANCE—will be released on October 13th! Part fictional memoir, part self-examination, part grief-driven fever dream, and part ghost story—sort of 😉

#5amwritersclub #indieauthors #newreleases

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 7d

I finally replaced a the shirt I lost in the Hurricane Helene storm surge last year—just in time for Banned Books Week.

#BannedBooksWeek #indieauthors

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 8d

If you like your aliens terrifying, deadly and relentless, try these horror-tinged voyages into universes more dangerous than we could possibly have imagined, where it's not just the endless freezing void that will chill your blood.

Out now from @titanbooks.bsky.social. Links in bio.

Future's Edge and Stars and Bones by Gareth L Powell

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 8d

My next book—RESONANCE—will be released on October 13th! Part fictional memoir, part self-examination, part grief-driven fever dream, and part ghost story—sort of 😉

#5amwritersclub #indieauthors #newreleases

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